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Originally Posted by Tideland Prius
Hey folks, I have a few questions regarding the nav system. It'll be our first factory nav (currently have a TomTom) so I'd like some feedback from the current owners
1. If we switch the units to metric, does the guidance also announce in metric? (I'm assuming it's a yes but I'd like to double check)
2. Does it do TTS? I heard it does but not for every single street. When does it announce street names then?
3. For those who have a RAZR V3, how the bloody h*** do you keep the BT on? Even changing the settings to "ON" doesn't keep it on when I turn off the phone and turn it back on again (i.e. the blue BT light isn't blinking). Also, if it's on, does it automatically sync with the car when I start up the car? What if there are multiple users, which phone will it choose to sync all the users are in the car with their BT on?
4. This one isn't nav related but is there a difference btwn the Turanzas on the US cars and the MXV4 S8 on the Canadian cars? I mean the MVX4 S8s are a premium tyre and I know they're very comfortable but how do they compare to the Turanzas?
5. When searching an area, do you have to change the area number? (you know how the map's divided into several sections?) e.g. since I'm in Canada, searching for something in the US means a different section.
I think that's it for now. TIA!
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I've got a few impressions after 1 month.
2 - TTS is pretty rare, at least from my experience. It did a few interstates, but not others, and I've never heard a major non-interstate road.
3- No clue about the Razor, but the Camry I believe can sync with up to 6 BT phones, but only one at a time, and you have to choose which one from the NAV display. It will continue to sync with that phone until you change it.
5 - The NAV will only search POI's in the area chosen. I was heading from TX to Louisiana, looking for Days Inn. The POI search found Days Inn's in El Paso (750 miles away), but not in Louisiana (180 miles away) until I changed areas.
Other random observations:
The NAV will not route onto minor or residential streets. Maddingly, it displays the roads on the map, will show your indicator traveling down the road, but will not route you on that road. Hint: only the blue roads are routable.
If you have a route set, and you're on an interstate, the NAV switches to a cool map view. On the left is your map. On the right is a stacked list of the upcoming exits (with street names, if it knows them). The closest one is highlighted blue, and at the top of the screen are icons of the POI's at that exit. You can touch one of the farther away exits, and the POI's at that exit appear at the top of the screen. There is current mileage to every exit, and as you pass one it disappears, and the next farthest one pops on to the top. Very neat!
Map display is UGLY if you're used to hand-held map devices. Roads are either blue or grey, and all the land is either white in the day or black at night. No distinction between parks, cities, mountains, marsh, or even the road type (except for routeable or not routeable).
Disappointment: There is no 3-D display. My $150 MIO has a 3D display that shows an approximation of the cockpit view. The apparent height goes up as your speed goes up, and down as you slow down. I really miss that.
Hope this helps!